An introduction to radio astronomy / Bernard F. Burke and Francis Graham-Smith.

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Introduction -- The nature of the radio signal -- Signals, noise, radiometers, and spectrometers -- Single-aperture radio telescopes -- The two-element interferometer -- Aperture synthesis -- Radiation, propagation, and absorption of radio waves -- The local universe -- The interstellar medium -- Galactic dynamics -- Stars -- Pulsars -- Radio galaxies and quasars -- Cosmology fundamentals -- The angular structure of the CMB -- Cosmology : discrete radio sources and gravitational lensing -- The future of radio astronomy.

Radio astronomy uses unique observational techniques and in this guide to the subject the authors trace the history and development of the science. They show how it works and what can be observed through the most modern equipment available.